Branson West vs Hurley

A side-by-side comparison of Branson West and Hurley: population, income, housing, and more.

Branson West and Hurley are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Branson West has the higher population (453 vs 104 in Hurley). Hurley has the higher median household income ($47,188 vs $38,750 in Branson West). Branson West has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $86,100 in Hurley).

Population, income & housing

	Branson West	Hurley
Population	453	104
Median age	52.8 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$47,188
Median home value	$197,200	$86,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,075
Housing units	205	49
Homeownership rate	35.4%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson West	Hurley
Population	607 → 453 (-25.4%)	228 → 104 (-54.4%)
Median household income	$41,538 → $38,750 (-6.7%)	$39,107 → $47,188 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $197,200 (+26.5%)	$88,300 → $86,100 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $911 (+11.8%)	$720 → $1,075 (+49.3%)

Branson West

Population

607453

Median household income

$41,538$38,750

Median home value

$155,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$911

Hurley

Population

228104

Median household income

$39,107$47,188

Median home value

$88,300$86,100

Median gross rent

$720$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson West	Hurley
Under 5	1.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	10.6%
18 to 24	3.1%	11.5%
25 to 34	6.6%	26.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.2%	4.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.6%
75 and over	20.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson West	Hurley
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson West	Hurley
No high school diploma	12.6%	20.3%
High school graduate	26.7%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson West	Hurley
Drove alone	82.4%	69.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	15.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson West	Hurley
1-unit, detached	37.1%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	6.1%
20 or more units	21.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Branson West	Hurley
Poverty rate	20.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	16	43
Median year structure built	1995	1956